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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 0.535-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
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Selectivity SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ?
Audio output 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 35-150 mA N/A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000020 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000150